2005-06: Won the flight seven singles title... Paired with Nicole Seconder to earn the No. 3 doubles title crown at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Individuals in the fall... Due to a back injury during the spring season, she ended singles play early and finished the year with a 13-4 record at the No. 6 position... Continued play at No. 3 doubles with Schnieder, compiling a 10-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the MVC.
2004-05: Earned third-place in flight seven singles at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships in the fall. Simovic also earned third-place in the Flight Three doubles, pairing with Elizabeth Bingier at the Valley Individual Championships. Stepped into the No. 6 singles position and No. 3 doubles for the spring season and posted a 13-7 mark in singles, while earning an 18-6 record in doubles play.
2003-04: Competed in one tournament before suffering a season-ending injury.
Prior to ISU: Ended her senior year with a 29-6 record … finished second at the Rock Island Invitational … finished third at the Champaign Invitational.
Data: Born 8-31-84 … daughter of Josip and Mira Simovic … has one sister, Marijana.
One-on-One with Matea: Most prized possession is a picture of her grandfather and herself … biggest role model is her grandfather.
